Cantina Mansueto
CRAK Brewery in Campodarsego (PD), Veneto, Italy 🇮🇹
Barley Wine - Barley Special|
Score
7.78
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
As 2023 version. A bottle shared at BJCP Judging School, Žminj. Thanks. Unclear brown, oily, minimal head. Aroma is nutty, toasty at first, molasses, walnut and cocoa spread, dried fruit, oak, dates and caramel. Hints of peppery spice. A touch of toast. Slick, smooth, thick, sticky, oily, warming. Sweet, good balance. Juicy cherry and raisin sweetness. A hint of alcohol. Strong but still quite drinkable. Spicy sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2025
at 14:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thx Seba S for sharing the bottle with us in Žminj! Was constantly distracted, so didn't have much bandwidth to focus on it as much as I should have, but eh. Oxidation evident in the aroma, honeyish notes, but plenty of carob as well, nutty notes, chocolate. Caramel, nutty notes, raisins and wood show up in the oxidized taste. Sweet, but not cloying, some alcohol. Good stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2025
at 14:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Utseende: Mørk, nesten sort.
Lukt: Rosin.
Smak: Rosin.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-8-7=7.3, Bottle@375ml, ABV@12%, Når@2025.09.05.
Hvor: Samling Bryne
Navn: Cantina Mansueto
Stil: BARLEY WINE - BARLEY
Bryggeri: CRAK Brewery
Lukt: Rosin.
Smak: Rosin.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-8-7=7.3, Bottle@375ml, ABV@12%, Når@2025.09.05.
Hvor: Samling Bryne
Navn: Cantina Mansueto
Stil: BARLEY WINE - BARLEY
Bryggeri: CRAK Brewery
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2025
at 17:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Dark pour, almost black, and a fine tan head
Ok intensity in the aroma.
Pleasant sweetness and a fine carbonation level.
Dark malt, fruity, vinoud and some oak in the flavor.
[Bottle from a trade with ChrisOfstad]
Ok intensity in the aroma.
Pleasant sweetness and a fine carbonation level.
Dark malt, fruity, vinoud and some oak in the flavor.
[Bottle from a trade with ChrisOfstad]
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2025
at 10:27
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tried
on 24 Feb 2025
at 22:24
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 15/02/2025.
Extremely dark mahogany brown, approaching black topped with a light tan cap that clears to spotting.
Nose is stewed fruits, vinous, fuggy jam, spice, dark malts, molasses, dates, mellow background barrel exhaust.
Taste comprises figs, dates, plums, spice, booze tunes, port barrel coming in strong, vinous, toffee, toasted brown sugars.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Top drawer BA BW with an abundance of charecter.
Extremely dark mahogany brown, approaching black topped with a light tan cap that clears to spotting.
Nose is stewed fruits, vinous, fuggy jam, spice, dark malts, molasses, dates, mellow background barrel exhaust.
Taste comprises figs, dates, plums, spice, booze tunes, port barrel coming in strong, vinous, toffee, toasted brown sugars.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Top drawer BA BW with an abundance of charecter.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2025
at 17:40
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
1st February 2025
Near opaque dark brown - amber beer, small and very short lived bubbly pale tan head. Smooth unsweet toffee malts, a mild creamy sweetness. Rich barrell aged ripe fruity goodness, tastes like Madeira and Port Barrells from the 19th century (I speak from experience). Tawny Port savoury goodness with a mild vanilla oak sweetness. Finishes airy and mildly alcohol spicy. Superb barleywine, great malt depth and maturity of flavours and wonderful barrelling. A great intersection of great tawny port, Madeira and rich barleywine beer goodness. Stonking,
Near opaque dark brown - amber beer, small and very short lived bubbly pale tan head. Smooth unsweet toffee malts, a mild creamy sweetness. Rich barrell aged ripe fruity goodness, tastes like Madeira and Port Barrells from the 19th century (I speak from experience). Tawny Port savoury goodness with a mild vanilla oak sweetness. Finishes airy and mildly alcohol spicy. Superb barleywine, great malt depth and maturity of flavours and wonderful barrelling. A great intersection of great tawny port, Madeira and rich barleywine beer goodness. Stonking,
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2025
at 16:17
8/10
Botella de @Zombier, Online. 09/12/2024. Color marrón oscuro espuma escasa aromas y sabores madera, licor, vino, caramelo cuerpo denso. Rica.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2024
at 00:25
8/10
0,375 litre Bottle, from Vinmonopolet Lillehammer, at home. Almost Black with little head. Malts, Caramel, sweetness, bourbon, winous, sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2024
at 20:51
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottiglia. All'olfatto si esprimono sentori di sottobosco. L'intensità olfattiva è molto elevata e l'esistenza olfattiva è pregevole. Il mantello birroso superiore va in rapida dispersione. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana media. Il colore è scuro impenetrabile. Il corpo è strutturato ma duttile, e multidimensionale. Il dolce è medio in buona armonia con l'amaro medio. La forza gustativa è elevata e la permanenza è buona. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di birra beverina. Il retrogusto è intenso. Sul palato si fermano sentori di miele, crosta di panettone, nocciole tostate, frutta secca, agrumi, arancia rossa, erbe aromatiche, frutta passita uvetta bagnata nel rum, lampone, rabarbaro, fico, ciliegia, vino rosso, vino Porto, caramello, chiodi di garofano, zolfo, zenzero, liquirizia, salsa di soia, vaniglia, legno, tabacco trasformando la bocca in uno scrigno di tesori, Alcol presente non invadente.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2024
at 20:15